Apps Internet News India’s COVID-19 contact tracing app Aarogya Setu is now open source India announced today, that it will be open sourcing ‘Aarogya Setu’, one… Upneet SinghMay 26, 2020
Crypto News Startups CoinDCX lands $2.5M in fresh round as India sees surge in cryptocurrency trading amid COVID-19 lockdown India does not have a lot of companies around cryptocurrencies or their… Upneet SinghMay 26, 2020
Crypto News Reserve Bank of India clarifies no restrictions on banks providing accounts to crypto traders While the provision of bank accounts for cryptocurrency traders has been a… Shalabha SarathMay 26, 2020
China News Startups China’s Meituan hits $100 billion valuation mark, reports better-than-expected earnings The latest financial quarter seems to have come as a mixed bag… Shalabha SarathMay 26, 2020
Culture & Policy News Uber to lay off 600 in India as a part of global COVID-19 related job cuts Uber said today, that it will be cutting 600 jobs in India,… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 26, 2020
Futurism News Space China to launch its first rover mission to Mars come July In an effort to emerge as a competitive player against the US… Shalabha SarathMay 25, 2020
Apps Internet News Paytm records over 8.5 million Flight searches as India allows limited domestic flights during lockdown The enforcement of the nationwide lockdown caused many people to be stranded… Upneet SinghMay 25, 2020
News Security In a massive data breach, over 8 billion Thai internet user records leaked Over 8 billion Internet records of Thai users on country’s largest network… Shalabha SarathMay 25, 2020
Apps Internet News Netflix offers free upgrades for new subscribers of basic and standard plans in India Netflix’s new marketing tactic offers users a tease of an upgrade, inviting… Shalabha SarathMay 25, 2020
Culture & Policy News Startups Zomato promotes food delivery business head Mohit Gupta to ‘Co-founder’ role In what could be a signal to the direction that Zomato’s core… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 25, 2020
Internet News Reliance JioMart ecommerce platform goes live across India Reliance-backed JioMart, the platform that has helped Reliance Jio get in some… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 24, 2020
Business News U.S. puts 33 Chinese companies in its “entity list” over China’s “high technology surveillance” on Uighur Muslims The perpetual feud between U.S. and China has registered yet another attack… Upneet SinghMay 23, 2020
Apps Internet News Uber will now drop off deliveries in 9 Indian cities via Uber connect Following Swiggy’s footsteps, Uber has expanded its app to perform multiple non-core… Upneet SinghMay 23, 2020
Business Culture & Policy News IBM reportedly laying off “thousands” of employees amid strategic refocus towards cloud IBM’s bets in the past have not really landed very well. The… Upneet SinghMay 23, 2020
Business News Alibaba says “steady recovery since march” as earnings beat expectations Alibaba Inc., China’s crown jewel, managed to soar above market estimates, and… Upneet SinghMay 23, 2020
Business Culture & Policy News Amazon India opens up 50,000 contractual jobs as ecommerce demand surges In stark contrast to the overwhelming figures of company layoffs, Amazon India… Shalabha SarathMay 22, 2020
Culture & Policy News Mark Zuckerberg talks about continued remote working for employees, dynamic pays and new Facebook offices Mark Zuckerberg’s latest overview of Facebook’s plan of action includes pioneering moves… Shalabha SarathMay 22, 2020
Business News Venture Capital KKR joins Jio Platforms’ investor list, puts in $1.5B at a $65B valuation Less than a week after announcing a $870M investment from General Atlantic,… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 22, 2020
Internet News Netflix will start cancelling memberships for inactive members to save them some cash Seldom is the case, when you could have signed up to a… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 21, 2020
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook introduces “Lock Profile” feature in India to further safeguard users from non-friends An app like Facebook, which has been held accountable for security breaches… Upneet SinghMay 21, 2020
Apps News Amazon launches food delivery service “Amazon Food” in India If there is a market, Amazon is either in it, or about… Upneet SinghMay 21, 2020